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Torii Hunter CFTwins

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Career Summary

Years	PA	AVG	OBP	SLG	DRC+	WARP
22	9692	.277	.331	.461	108	41.9

Birth Date	7-18-1975
Height	6' 2"
Weight	220 lbs

Age	48 years, 9 months, 8 days
Bats	R
Throws	R

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MLB Statistics

YEAR	TEAM	AGE	G	PA	H	2B	3B	HR	BB	SO	HBP	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	DRC+	DRAA	BRR	FRAA	BWARP
1997	MIN	21	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1998	MIN	22	6	19	4	1	0	0	2	6	0	0	1	.235	.316	.294	68	-0.7	-0.1	-1.1	-0.1
1999	MIN	23	135	422	98	17	2	9	26	72	6	10	6	.255	.309	.380	70	-15.0	1.8	1.8	0.1
2000	MIN	24	99	358	94	14	7	5	18	68	2	4	3	.280	.318	.408	75	-9.8	1.4	7.3	1.0
2001	MIN	25	148	603	147	32	5	27	29	125	8	9	6	.261	.306	.479	100	2.7	-2.1	25.0	4.5
2002	MIN	26	148	604	162	37	4	29	35	118	5	23	8	.289	.334	.524	119	16.7	6.5	-10.9	3.1
2003	MIN	27	154	642	145	31	4	26	50	106	5	6	7	.250	.312	.451	100	1.9	-1.2	14.5	3.4
2004	MIN	28	138	569	141	37	0	23	40	101	7	21	7	.271	.330	.475	103	3.4	5.4	5.9	3.2
2005	MIN	29	98	416	100	24	1	14	34	65	6	23	7	.269	.337	.452	107	4.0	-0.8	-1.1	1.5
2006	MIN	30	147	611	155	21	2	31	45	108	5	12	6	.278	.336	.490	114	13.8	0.7	0.1	3.3
2007	MIN	31	160	650	172	45	1	28	40	101	5	18	9	.287	.334	.505	113	13.4	0.1	-5.1	2.9
2008	ANA	32	146	608	153	37	2	21	50	108	6	19	5	.278	.344	.466	115	13.0	1.5	-0.2	3.3
2009	ANA	33	119	506	135	26	1	22	47	92	3	18	4	.299	.366	.508	123	15.5	-0.2	-0.4	3.1
2010	ANA	34	152	646	161	36	0	23	61	106	7	9	12	.281	.354	.464	127	20.9	-4.9	1.1	3.5
2011	ANA	35	156	649	152	24	2	23	62	125	4	5	7	.262	.336	.429	116	12.9	-1.0	5.8	3.0
2012	ANA	36	140	584	167	24	1	16	38	133	8	9	1	.313	.365	.451	116	11.1	5.5	7.4	3.6
2013	DET	37	144	652	184	37	5	17	26	113	7	3	2	.304	.334	.465	110	8.0	0.8	-13.3	0.7
2014	DET	38	142	586	157	33	2	17	23	89	7	4	3	.286	.319	.446	106	4.3	0.4	-8.1	0.7
2015	MIN	39	139	567	125	22	0	22	35	105	6	2	5	.240	.293	.409	97	-0.1	1.3	1.8	1.3
Career			2372	9692	2452	498	39	353	661	1741	97	195	99	.277	.331	.461	108	116.0	15.0	30.8	41.9

Statistics for All Levels

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YEAR	Team	Lg	LG	G	PA	oppAVG	oppOBP	oppSLG	BABIP	BPF	BRAA	repLVL	POS_ADJ	DRC+	DRC+ SD	FRAA	BRR	DRAA	BWARP
1994	FTW	A	MDW	91	372	.000	.000	.000	.359			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1995	FTM	A+	FSL	113	447	.000	.000	.000	.285			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1996	FTM	A+	FSL	4	18	.000	.000	.000	.273			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1996	NBR	AA	EAS	99	387	.000	.000	.000	.292			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1997	MIN	MLB	AL	1	0	.000	.000	.000	.000			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1997	NBR	AA	EAS	0	521	.000	.000	.000	.274			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1998	MIN	MLB	AL	6	19	.263	.332	.435	.364	99	-1.7	0.5	0	68	11	-1.1	-0.1	-0.7	-0.1
1998	NBR	AA	EAS	0	331	.000	.000	.000	.340			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1998	SLC	AAA	PCL	0	94	.000	.000	.000	.360			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1999	MIN	MLB	AL	135	422	.275	.346	.439	.289	100	-13.1	11.8	0.2	70	10	1.8	1.8	-15.0	0.1
2000	MIN	MLB	AL	99	358	.276	.343	.443	.336	85	-3.4	11.3	1	75	9	7.3	1.4	-9.8	1.0
2000	SLC	AAA	PCL	0	223	.000	.000	.000	.362			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2001	MIN	MLB	AL	148	603	.264	.331	.419	.291	100	1.2	18.0	1.6	100	10	25.0	-2.1	2.7	4.5
2002	MIN	MLB	AL	148	604	.264	.330	.424	.319	97	20.8	17.4	1.5	119	8	-10.9	6.5	16.7	3.1
2003	MIN	MLB	AL	154	642	.265	.330	.425	.262	100	0.5	17.4	1.5	100	10	14.5	-1.2	1.9	3.4
2004	MIN	MLB	AL	138	569	.268	.333	.433	.296	101	-1.1	16.9	0.7	103	10	5.9	5.4	3.4	3.2
2005	MIN	MLB	AL	98	416	.264	.328	.418	.290	97	9.3	12.0	0.6	107	9	-1.1	-0.8	4.0	1.5
2006	MIN	MLB	AL	147	611	.271	.336	.431	.294	103	6.3	18.4	1.2	114	10	0.1	0.7	13.8	3.3
2007	MIN	MLB	AL	160	650	.272	.336	.424	.303	95	17.1	19.3	1.5	113	8	-5.1	0.1	13.4	2.9
2008	ANA	MLB	AL	146	608	.266	.334	.418	.312	103	8.8	17.6	0.8	115	7	-0.2	1.5	13.0	3.3
2009	ANA	MLB	AL	119	506	.260	.326	.411	.330	103	17.3	14.6	1	123	9	-0.4	-0.2	15.5	3.1
2009	RCU	A+	CLF	3	12	.295	.378	.480	.333	101	2.3	0.4	-0.1	165	0	-0.3	-0.5	0.8	0.0
2010	ANA	MLB	AL	152	646	.255	.320	.403	.307	100	19.5	17.8	-1.7	127	8	1.1	-4.9	20.9	3.5
2011	ANA	MLB	AL	156	649	.256	.318	.405	.297	98	10.6	17.5	-7	116	11	5.8	-1.0	12.9	3.0
2012	ANA	MLB	AL	140	584	.254	.316	.406	.389	97	15	16.0	-6.1	116	8	7.4	5.5	11.1	3.6
2013	DET	MLB	AL	144	652	.259	.321	.405	.344	101	19.8	17.1	-6.3	110	7	-13.3	0.8	8.0	0.7
2014	DET	MLB	AL	142	586	.257	.316	.395	.311	106	4.9	15.1	-5.7	106	10	-8.1	0.4	4.3	0.7
2015	MIN	MLB	AL	139	567	.254	.313	.403	.258	107	-7.7	15.3	-6	97	10	1.8	1.3	-0.1	1.3

Statistics For All Levels

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Year	Team	lvl	LG	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	TB	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	ISO	SF	SH
1994	FTW	A	MDW	372	335	57	98	17	1	10	147	50	25	80	8	10	.293	.359	.439	.146	0	0
1995	FTM	A+	FSL	447	391	64	96	15	2	7	136	36	38	77	7	4	.246	.327	.348	.102	5	5
1996	FTM	A+	FSL	18	16	1	3	0	0	0	3	1	2	5	1	1	.188	.278	.188	.000	0	0
1996	NBR	AA	EAS	387	342	49	90	20	3	7	137	33	28	60	7	7	.263	.324	.401	.137	9	9
1997	MIN	MLB	AL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0
1997	NBR	AA	EAS	521	471	57	109	22	2	8	159	56	47	94	8	8	.231	.305	.338	.106	0	0
1998	SLC	AAA	PCL	94	92	15	31	7	0	4	50	20	1	13	2	2	.337	.351	.543	.207	0	0
1998	NBR	AA	EAS	331	308	42	87	24	3	6	135	32	19	64	11	9	.282	.332	.438	.156	0	0
1998	MIN	MLB	AL	19	17	0	4	1	0	0	5	2	2	6	0	1	.235	.316	.294	.059	0	0
1999	MIN	MLB	AL	422	384	52	98	17	2	9	146	35	26	72	10	6	.255	.309	.380	.125	5	1
2000	SLC	AAA	PCL	223	209	58	77	17	2	18	152	61	11	28	11	3	.368	.408	.727	.359	0	0
2000	MIN	MLB	AL	358	336	44	94	14	7	5	137	44	18	68	4	3	.280	.318	.408	.128	2	0
2001	MIN	MLB	AL	603	564	82	147	32	5	27	270	92	29	125	9	6	.261	.306	.479	.218	1	1
2002	MIN	MLB	AL	604	561	89	162	37	4	29	294	94	35	118	23	8	.289	.334	.524	.235	3	0
2003	MIN	MLB	AL	642	581	83	145	31	4	26	262	102	50	106	6	7	.250	.312	.451	.201	6	0
2004	MIN	MLB	AL	569	520	79	141	37	0	23	247	81	40	101	21	7	.271	.330	.475	.204	2	0
2005	MIN	MLB	AL	416	372	63	100	24	1	14	168	56	34	65	23	7	.269	.337	.452	.183	4	0
2006	MIN	MLB	AL	611	557	86	155	21	2	31	273	98	45	108	12	6	.278	.336	.490	.212	4	0
2007	MIN	MLB	AL	650	600	94	172	45	1	28	303	107	40	101	18	9	.287	.334	.505	.218	5	0
2008	ANA	MLB	AL	608	551	85	153	37	2	21	257	78	50	108	19	5	.278	.344	.466	.189	1	0
2009	ANA	MLB	AL	506	451	74	135	26	1	22	229	90	47	92	18	4	.299	.366	.508	.208	5	0
2009	RCU	A+	CLF	12	9	3	3	0	0	1	6	3	3	2	1	0	.333	.500	.667	.333	0	0
2010	ANA	MLB	AL	646	573	76	161	36	0	23	266	90	61	106	9	12	.281	.354	.464	.183	5	0
2011	ANA	MLB	AL	649	580	80	152	24	2	23	249	82	62	125	5	7	.262	.336	.429	.167	3	0
2012	ANA	MLB	AL	584	534	81	167	24	1	16	241	92	38	133	9	1	.313	.365	.451	.139	3	1
2013	DET	MLB	AL	652	606	90	184	37	5	17	282	84	26	113	3	2	.304	.334	.465	.162	10	3
2014	DET	MLB	AL	586	549	71	157	33	2	17	245	83	23	89	4	3	.286	.319	.446	.160	7
2015	MIN	MLB	AL	567	521	67	125	22	0	22	213	81	35	105	2	5	.240	.293	.409	.169	5	0

Plate Discipline

YEAR	Pits	Zone%	Swing%	Contact%	Z-Swing%	O-Swing%	Z-Contact%	O-Contact%	SwStr%	CSAA
2008	2031	0.4638	0.5022	0.7588	0.7113	0.3214	0.8672	0.5514	0.2412	-0.0019
2009	1884	0.4782	0.4570	0.7573	0.6482	0.2818	0.8647	0.5307	0.2427	0.0043
2010	2482	0.4972	0.4537	0.7798	0.6475	0.2620	0.8723	0.5535	0.2202	0.0024
2011	2507	0.4910	0.4551	0.7564	0.6320	0.2845	0.8548	0.5455	0.2436	0.0067
2012	2067	0.4877	0.4998	0.7338	0.6597	0.3475	0.8316	0.5571	0.2662	0.0105
2013	2358	0.4678	0.5466	0.7758	0.7162	0.3976	0.8608	0.6413	0.2242	0.0098
2014	1986	0.4924	0.5302	0.7740	0.7086	0.3571	0.8745	0.5806	0.2260	0.0014
2015	2062	0.4758	0.5315	0.7664	0.7176	0.3626	0.8324	0.6480	0.2336	0.0010
Career	17377	0.4821	0.4960	0.7633	0.6789	0.3257	0.8575	0.5763	0.2367	0.0044

Injury History — No longer being updated

Last Update: 12/31/2014 23:59 ET

Date On	Date Off	Transaction	Days	Games	Side	Body Part	Injury	Severity	Surgery Date	Reaggravation
2014-09-04	2014-09-04	DTD	0	0	Right	Foot	Contusion	Foul Ball	-
2014-08-06	2014-08-08	DTD	2	2	Left	Hand	Contusion	HBP	-
2014-06-17	2014-06-25	DTD	8	7	Right	Thigh	Cramp	Hamstring	-
2014-04-09	2014-04-12	DTD	3	2	Left	Knee	Contusion		-	-
2013-10-09	2013-10-09	On-Alr	0	0	-	Head	Concussion	Diving for Ball	-
2013-10-09	2013-10-10	DTD	1	0	Left	Shoulder	Sprain		-	-
2013-07-28	2013-07-30	DTD	2	1	Left	Lower Leg	Inflammation	Achilles Tendonitis	-
2013-07-26	2013-07-27	DTD	1	1	Left	Lower Leg	Inflammation	Achilles Tendon	-	-
2012-07-14	2012-07-15	DTD	1	1	Right	Groin	Strain		-	-
2011-07-02	2011-07-03	DTD	1	1	Left	Hand	Contusion	HBP	-
2011-06-23	2011-06-27	DTD	4	3	Right	Trunk	Contusion	Ribs	-
2011-03-25	2011-03-28	Camp	3	0	Right	Thigh	Tightness	Quadriceps	-
2011-03-17	2011-03-18	Camp	1	0		General Medical	Respiratory	Flu	-
2011-03-11	2011-03-15	Camp	4	0	-	Thumb	Contusion		-	-
2010-06-11	2010-06-11	DTD	0	0		Elbow	Contusion	HBP	-
2010-05-30	2010-05-31	DTD	1	1		Hand	Contusion		-
2010-04-18	2010-04-19	DTD	1	1		Lower Leg	Soreness		-
2010-03-07	2010-03-12	Camp	5	0		Groin	Soreness		-
2009-11-23	2009-11-23	Off	0	0			Surgery	Sports Hernia	2009-11-23
2009-07-08	2009-08-16	15-DL	39	32	Right	Groin	Strain		-
2009-06-16	2009-06-17	DTD	1	1	Right	Trunk	Contusion	Ribs	-
2009-06-07	2009-06-09	DTD	2	1	Right	Groin	Soreness		-
2009-05-25	2009-05-25	DTD	0	0	Right		Tightness		-
2009-04-23	2009-04-23	DTD	0	0		General Medical	Respiratory	Flu	-
2009-03-25	2009-03-25	Camp	0	0		Face	Contusion	HBP	-
2009-03-13	2009-03-15	Camp	2	0	Left	Shoulder	Soreness		-
2009-03-05	2009-03-09	Camp	4	0		Thigh	Strain	Hamstring	-
2008-10-03	2008-10-03	DTD	0	0	Right	Ankle	Sprain		-
2008-09-17	2008-09-18	DTD	1	1		Face	Contusion	Cheekbone	-
2008-09-10	2008-09-13	DTD	3	3	Left	Thigh	Strain	Quadriceps	-
2008-08-26	2008-08-26	DTD	0	0		Head	Concussion	Dizziness	-
2008-04-13	2008-04-14	DTD	1	1			Soreness		-
2007-08-22	2007-08-22	DTD	0	0		Shoulder	Soreness		-
2007-07-27	2007-07-27	DTD	0	0	Left	Fingers	Sprain	Middle Finger	-
2007-07-18	2007-07-18	DTD	0	0	Left	Thigh	Strain	Hamstring	-
2007-06-17	2007-06-17	DTD	0	0	Left	Hand	Contusion	HBP	-
2007-04-26	2007-04-26	DTD	0	0		Face	Laceration	HBP In Mouth	-
2007-04-18	2007-04-20	DTD	2	2	Left	Shoulder	Contusion		-
2007-03-03	2007-03-05	Camp	2	0		Head	Concussion	HBP	-
2007-03-01	2007-03-02	Camp	1	0		Fingers	Laceration	Fingernail	-
2006-09-19	2006-09-19	DTD	0	0	Left	Foot	Contusion	Foul Ball	-
2006-08-14	2006-08-15	DTD	1	0	Left	Hand	Contusion		-
2006-07-16	2006-07-31	15-DL	15	14	Left	Foot	Stress Fracture		-
2005-07-30	2005-10-03	60-DL	65	60	Left	Ankle	Fracture		-
2005-06-30	2005-07-01	DTD	1	0		Back	Soreness		-
2005-05-14	2005-05-17	DTD	3	2	Right	Wrist	Soreness		-
2005-05-08	2005-05-09	DTD	1	1		Groin	Soreness		-
2005-03-05	2005-03-10	Camp	5	0	Left	Shoulder	Inflammation		-
2004-08-20	2004-08-21	DTD	1	1		Neck	Spasms	After Running Into a Wall	-
2004-07-26	2004-07-26	DTD	0	0			Contusion	Player Collision	-
2004-06-03	2004-06-03	DTD	0	0	Left	Wrist	Soreness	After Diving Catch	-
2004-05-05	2004-05-06	DTD	1	1	Right	Thigh	Soreness	Hamstring	-
2004-04-07	2004-04-25	15-DL	18	15	Right	Thigh	Strain	Hamstring	-
2004-03-06	2004-03-12	Camp	6	0	Left	Wrist	Sprain		-
2003-05-30	2003-05-31	DTD	1	1		Neck	Spasms		-
2003-05-20	2003-05-20	DTD	0	0	Left	Knee	Laceration		-
2001-04-06	2001-04-21	15-DL	15	13	Right	Groin	Strain	Mild	-
1998-07-28	1998-08-11	Minors	14	0	Left	Wrist	Sprain		-	-
1996-04-04	1996-05-10	Minors	36	0	Right	Knee	Not Disclosed		-	-

Compensation

Year	Team	Salary
2015	MIN	$10,500,000
2014	DET	$14,000,000
2013	DET	$12,000,000
2012	ANA	$18,500,000
2011	ANA	$18,500,000
2010	ANA	$18,500,000
2009	ANA	$18,000,000
2008	ANA	$16,500,000
2007	MIN	$12,000,000
2006	MIN	$10,750,000
2005	MIN	$8,000,000
2004	MIN	$6,500,000
2003	MIN	$4,750,000
2002	MIN	$2,400,000
2001	MIN	$230,000
2000	MIN	$225,000

Years	Description	Salary
16 yr	Previous	$171,355,000
16 yr	Total	$171,355,000

Service Time	Agent	Contract Status
16 y 132 d	Reynolds Sports	1 year/$10.5M (2015)

Details

1 year/$10.5M (2015). Signed by Minnesota as a free agent 12/2/14. Award bonuses: $25,000 each for All Star, Gold Glove, Silver Slugger. $50,000 for LCS MVP. $0.1M for WS MVP. $0.1M for MVP ($75,000 for second in MVP vote, $50,000 for third, $25,000 for fourth-sixth). Full no-trade protection.
2 years/$26M (2013-14). Signed by Detroit as a free agent 11/12. 13:$12M, 14:$14M. Award bonuses: $0.1M each for All-Star, Gold Glove, Silver Slugger, LCS MVP, WS MVP.
5 years/$90M (2008-12). Signed by LA Angels as a free agent 12/07. $2.5M signing bonus. 08:$16M, 09:$17.5M, 10-12:$18M/year. Award bonuses: $25,000 each for Gold Glove, All-Star. Limited no-trade protection (may block deals to Boston, Chicago Cubs, Detroit, Tampa Bay, Toronto). Placed on restricted list 5/14/12. Activated from restricted list 5/29/12.
4 years/$32M (2003-06). Signed extension with Minnesota 1/03 (avoided arbitration). 03:$4.75M, 04:$6.5M, 05:$8M, 06:$10.75M, 07:$12M club option, $2M buyout.
1 year/$2.4M (2002). Re-signed by Minnesota 2/02 (avoided arbitration, $2.7M-$2M).
1 year/$0.23M (2001).
1 year/$0.225M (2000).
1 year/$0.2M (1999).
Drafted by Minnesota 1993 (1-20) (Pine Bluff HS, Ark.).

2019 Preseason Forecast

Last Update: 1/27/2017 12:35 ET

PCT	PA	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	DRC+	VORP	FRAA	WARP
Weighted Mean	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	0	0	?	?	.000	.000	.000	0	0.0	?	0.0

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Date	Question	Answer
2015-04-16 17:00:00 (link to chat)	What does Alex Guerrero's PT look like? In 5x5 Roto is it too soon to drop Torii Hunter (my bench OF) for him? (docg16 from New York)	Eric Stephen of True Blue LA (a great Twitter follow, btw) keeps pointing out that Juan Uribe isn't going anywhere in the short term. Guerrero seems stuck on the bench unless there is an injury. The OF is stacked too, so even if the Dodgers wanted to mix and match, there isn't room there either. I'd guess 300-350 PAs for Guerrero. Keep Hunter. (Mike Gianella)
2014-07-15 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Torii Hunter, Denard Span, Ben Revere, Aaron Hicks, Byron Buxton, do the Twins have a fetish for this type of player or what? (Ace from PA)	Athletic CFs? Who wouldn't? Though, the only real common link between these three is position, ethnicity, and a tie to Minnesota. Otherwise, they're vastly different skill-sets. (Paul Sporer)
2014-06-11 12:00:00 (link to chat)	This season has been a tale of two Tigers teams: the one with the dominant rotation and dynamic lineup that got off to a 27-12 start and the mediocre one we've seen the last two weeks. What should we expect from here on out? (mofab from Bellingham WA)	Something in between. By OPS+ the Tigers have three above average hitters on their team (Kinsler, Cabrera, and Victor Martinez). The good news is they can likely upgrade the bullpen with the addition of most relievers available at or near the deadline so improvement there is possible. The lineup might be a bit better than this, but it might not. Austin Jackson can improve, and I guess Torii Hunter could as well though the age is what the age is. In the end though this team needs their rotation to push them to the post season. I'm not optimistic about them in two years, but this season they should make the playoffs. (Matthew Kory)
2013-03-19 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Also regarding Los Anaheim, is it fair to expect their offense to improve with Hamilton in RF, even if Trout remains superheroic? I don't think people realize how good Torii Hunter was last year because, y'know, he's old. (Chester Trout from Dallas)	Hamilton may step back and likely will due to the park if nothing else. I think the Angels come down to pitching. Beyond the mid to back end of their rotation they're pretty stacked, even if you don't love the Hamilton contract. (Matthew Kory)
2013-02-27 20:00:00 (link to chat)	What players to you see suffering a big regression. What players do you think surprise this year? (Jason from Philadelphia )	Torii Hunter seems like an obvious regression candidate. The BABIP was extreme and the power and speed are dwindling as he moves into his later 30s. Chris Davis is kind of a one-trick pony and if the power slips even a little his value takes a serious hit. I don't see another 30+ bombs for Davis this year. As far as surprises go, I think Ike Davis shakes off the rust of his Valley Fever and becomes a serious 40 home run threat. Tyler Colvin is a player I really like to find a way into playing time and hit 20 home runs (assuming, of course, he gets to play). (Mike Gianella)
2012-12-27 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Good afternoon Russell. What kind of season do you anticipate from Torii Hunter in 2013? Will we see a sharp decline from last year? (Wayner from Big Town)	I guess this would be the opposite of #wish? Hunter pretty much is what he is, an older player who's going to put up 2-3 wins. Not bad. (Russell Carleton)
2012-06-21 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Is it crazy to call Mike Trout, Rickey Henderson Jr. like Torii Hunter is. (Mike from Utica, NY)	It's crazy to need to call Mike Trout anything other than Mike Trout. His skill-set is sexy enough to avoid the need to compare him to others, don't you think? (Jason Parks)
2011-06-29 13:30:00 (link to chat)	Who are your favorite players to deal with, both past or present? (Gerald from Savannah)	Geez. That's a tough one because there are so many good guys I have dealt with in 24 years of covering baseball. I hate to leave people out but some of my favorites would have to include Sean Casey, John Burkett, Jay Bell, Craig Wilson, Jason Schmidt, Michael Barrett from the past. From the present: Jason Bay, Cole Hamels, Carlos Pena, Scott Rolen, Brandon Phillips, Nyjer Morgan, Neil Walker, Joel Hanrahan, Adam Jones, Max Scherzer, Don Kelly, Chris Perez, Adam Dunn, Matt Capps, Torii Hunter, Kurt Suzuki, Ian Kinsler. (John Perrotto)
2010-10-14 13:00:00 (link to chat)	I have a deep team, so my last cut in my keeper will stink, suck, and hurt. In a deep keeper league, put Johan (he's my 7th best SP considering the injury), Roy Oswalt (was 7th 'til Johan got hury), Torii (my backup CF behind Rasmus), or Beckham (I also own Weeks) back in the pool? Please don't say Beckham. I love him and remember the hype of the spring ever so wistfully. (Will from Mactaquac)	I'm keeping Beckham in one of my leagues with a deep roster, so I definitely won't be saying him. Johan Santana or Torii Hunter is probably the way to go. Given Santana's injury history I might choose him, just because he'll be the easiest to reacquire next season. (Marc Normandin)
2010-08-17 14:45:00 (link to chat)	Skip Schumaker went OF to 2B. Soriano went the opposite way. Ty Wigginton plays every position on the diamond. In general, what is the difference in defensive performance between position players? Would a good defensive 1B like Derek Lee be the worst 3B/2B/SS in the league? Would Torii Hunter win Gold Gloves (and merit them) in his sleep at 1B? (GM Wannabe from The Front Office)	Not necessarily, because the positions require different skills. Hunter was so valuable because of his range and speed. That doesn't matter at 1B, so while he might be able to field grounders and make Ike Davis catches (the new term for catches where you look silly falling over a dugout rail) it's not like his OF prowess helps him at all. Similarly, Derrek Lee might be agile around the 1B bag, and good at scooping, but can you really see him making plays in the hole between SS and 3B? Certain players excel at certain positions because of what makes them valuable, which would be mitigated by certain defensive switches. Soriano was fast and had a good arm, so going from 2B to LF wasn't a stretch. (Eric Seidman)
2010-05-11 16:30:00 (link to chat)	Thinking about Adam Jones, is there any research that supports/refutes the idea of sending a guy to the minors to work out of a deep slump? On the surface it seems to have worked for Jones comp Torii Hunter in 2000. (Drungo from SoMd)	I'm not sure if research can support or refute this on the aggregate, but it must be a case by case basis kind of thing. For Jones, he's swinging at all types of pitches out of the zone-- 41%. For comparison, the league average is around 25% and Jeff Francoeur is at 43%. So, Jones needs to work on pitch recognition because he's not swinging that much overall. I don't know if demoting him to recognize inferior pitches builds him up to recognizing MLB quality pitches. (Matt Swartz)
2009-10-13 14:00:00 (link to chat)	Fair to say that $$$ people in the Fox and ESPN offices are hoping for a Dodger-Yankees World Series? What is CK hoping for? (strupp from Madison)	The exact opposite, not just because I'm contrarian, but because I'd really like to see what the Phillies' wave of southpaws do against an Angels lineup that boasts a few lefty-killers past (Vladi) or present (Juan Rivera, Torii Hunter). Add in Scioscia vs. Manuel, and I think it would be a much more interesting series to watch than the interminable "What's Joe Torre thinking, is he pondering his past in pinstripes, blahblahblah." (Christina Kahrl)
2009-09-24 14:00:00 (link to chat)	What are your thoughts on Torii Hunter's career? It seems he's played much better the last couple years than anyone expected - how do you see him going forward? (dtwhite from Toronto)	I believe the idea is that players with a broad base of skills age better than those who have one skill above others. Hunter has generally done everything but walk, and he even does that well enough sometimes. He's hit for a better average the last couple of years. I'll say that he's outperformed my expectations, but the the back end of the contract still carries some risk. (Joe Sheehan)
2009-09-02 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Please explain why the LA Angels are one of the most successful teams in baseball. They sure don't seem to give a damn about sabermetrics... (akachazz from DC)	You don't have to give a damn about sabermetrics to be successful. The Angels clearly have a solid scouting department, and just because the numbers lie about fewer performance aspects, scouting is still a very real and important part of the evaluation game. They have also rectified mistakes, IE, signing Torii Hunter a year after signing Gary Matthews Jr. I find them fascinating - not one player really stands out (aside from Morales this year) but they consistently top the division. (Eric Seidman)
2008-10-17 13:00:00 (link to chat)	How many years/dollars do you think Pat Burrell will sign for? And will he re-sign with the Phillies? (phils fan from NYC)	Really good question. He's not Torii Hunter, but could you make a 5/90 argument for him? I think he's the kind of player that might end up in Cincy. (Will Carroll)
2008-10-07 13:00:00 (link to chat)	For all the talk of how fundamental the Angels are, they sure didn't look it, what's up with that label? (Mike from The Bronx)	It's a label. To borrow a Sheehan-ism, the Angels usually win when they hit .280, and lose when they hit .260, and they can sneak them out on occasion because of the little things they do, but in this series, they were getting hits from the middle of their lineup and failing to drive anyone in, and they couldn't seem to do the little things right. Torii Hunter getting tossed out on a stupid extension of a single, everyone failing to get to that dinky popup that eventually turned into multiple runs for the Sox...it just wasn't a pretty series for the Angels, and the Sox didn't win because they were the better team, they won because they managed to avoid screwing up as many times as the Angels did. (Marc Normandin)
2008-07-24 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Hi, Christina, love your writing... the queen of transaction analysis! Big question for you: Are the Angels due for a whopping regression next year? I'm mostly worried about their 2007 Diamondbacks-like pythagorean win-loss record. Their outfield in particular looks like it'll be a shambles. They'll be minus Juan Rivera (unless they make a serious effort to re-sign him), Vlad will undoubtedly be taken up on his team option, Garret Anderson will be gone, but Torii Hunter will be a year older (and he's already showing signs of decline), and the team will be carrying that godawful Gary Matthews, Jr. contract (barring a DFA). Plus, the bullpen will almost certainly be without K-Rod, and that leads to questions about the team's ability to shut down the opposition late in games with the implied roster reshuffling. Like the 2008 Snakes, it seems they could very quickly become a .500 (or worse) team in a hurry. Thoughts? (scareduck from Somewhere west of Angel Stadium)	I think it makes for a very interesting question, because the factors you mention could lead to an expectation that it might take fewer than 90 wins to take next year's division crown, at which point you can put Oakland and Texas into the picture if they play for the near-term. (Christina Kahrl)
2008-06-24 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Here's a fantasy question for you if you're interested. I'd much appreciate it. Someone in my league just traded Ryan Howard, Justin Verlander, Josh Beckett, Curtis Granderson and Manny Ramirez for Cliff Lee, Ervin Santana, Carlos Gomez, Torii Hunter, Erik Bedard and Garrett Atkins. A lot of people are screaming veto, and I have to agree. The trade doesn't have any 'needs-based' or 'long-term' mitigating factors, either. As an important aside, the team getting the first set of players is in third while the other guy is near the bottom. Would you exercise a veto on this deal? Thanks! (havens from bristol, CT)	Are we assuming good faith in this deal? Often a league has someone in it who is the Randy Smith of fantasy GMs and just gets suckered by everybody. I think that guy is fair game -- if he wears diapers, he shouldn't have been allowed in the league in the first place. I'm not for exercising the veto except in really apparent cases of dumping... You know, there was a parallel case in actual baseball, where for awhile Bowie Kuhn was negating trades just because he didn't like the players involved. He was actually sitting there and passing judgment on what the GMs were doing. Imagine if Bud Selig came in and said "Mets, you're overpaying for Johan Santana. No deal." That kind of thing was happening, and the more obvious opposite case as well, where he would have said, "Twins, Carlos Gomez isn't good enough. You need to hold out for a better position player or no deal." Like much of Kuhn's reign it was pathetic and unintentionally comical. (Steven Goldman)
2008-05-23 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Is Gomez's May #'s .318 .375 .545 a career month or a real trend into a really good player. What do you think Gomez's upside is? (Mike from Minn)	What he's done so far at age 22 is pretty impressive. Let's see what the man himself has to say: "Now I'm a leadoff hitter, but I'm 22. When I get to be 25, my body will be bigger and I'll be hitting home runs. I can be like an Andruw Jones or a Torii Hunter and hit third in a lineup. I don't think I'll be a leadoff hitter forever, no way." http://baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=7540 You gotta love that confidence! (Caleb Peiffer)
2008-03-18 17:00:00 (link to chat)	Jim, how much will the Twins lose (offensively and defensively) with Delmon Young in CF instead of Torii Hunter thsi year? (Brandon from College Station, TX)	I'm afraid this is going to be the last question. I have to get to the gym and stand around looking like a give a damn about my health. There will be some dropoff, but not as much as you would expect. I won't say this is Young's breakout season, but he's going to be vastly improved. I think his WARP3 will climb to the 5.0 range while Hunter was in the mid-7.0s last year. The Twins could have done a lot worse! (Jim Baker)
2008-01-17 14:00:00 (link to chat)	Love your column. Could you give me an opinion on how you think Kenny Williams has done as the White Sox GM this past offseason, as well as on a whole for his tenure? And how exactly do you think the somewhat unique status in Chicago's market the Sox have impacts his approach? Since the WS victory, attendance has been markedly different to the point where pre-strike levels have finally been attained. Do they finally have a reliable fan base or will they be desperate for fans once again if they see another poor performance from the club? (colintj from Chicago)	Thanks colintj, I appreciate the compliment. Overall, I think Kenny Williams has had a decent blend of luck and daring, and perhaps more bad moves than good. Consider the Swisher move--it's a better choice than giving Torii Hunter or Aaron Rowand the money they would have cost. That wasn't part of any master design, but it's going to work out really very nicely for the Sox. While he says some things that are easy to lampoon, and nobody's calling him the best GM, he's also not the worst GM, not by any stretch. (Christina Kahrl)

BP Roundtables

Date	Roundtable Name	Comment
2010-07-13 16:30:00	All-Star Game	Torii Hunter transcends petty things like league affiliation. (Steven Goldman)
2010-07-13 16:30:00	All-Star Game	Our first interview is with Torii Hunter? (Kevin Goldstein)
2009-10-16 13:00:00	NLCS Game Two/ALCS Game One	Just one error for Torii Hunter in the regular season... For what that's worth. (Steven Goldman)
2009-10-16 13:00:00	NLCS Game Two/ALCS Game One	Love how McCarver saw the replay, which showed the ball in Teixeira's glove and sticks with his opinion despite evidence. And again, with a better angle and closeups! And then he thinks Torii Hunter had a better angle, one the ump thinks should carry any weight. Just a ridiculous sequence. Hunter was out on a great play by Sabathia and Teixeira. I also liked that Mike Scioscia pushed Laz Diaz, knowing he wouldn't get run. (Will Carroll)

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